SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After hitting a home run for Triple-A Syracuse and then clearing out his locker Thursday night, Deion Sanders is waiting to see if he is going to be called up by the Toronto Blue Jays.

If he isn't called up to the major leagues, he'll report to the Washington Redskins' training camp on Sunday, ESPN.com's John Clayton reported Friday.

According to a source, Sanders' position is that if he's not on a major-league roster by the opening of Redskins camp, he'll return to football. Sanders' preference would be to go to the Blue Jays, who have been shopping outfielders in possible trades before Tuesday's deadline.

If a trade involving an outfielder opens up a spot, Sanders would then play baseball.

If Sanders doesn't report to the Redskins by Sunday, he could be found in violation of his NFL contract and risk losing up to $6.8 million of the signing bonus he received from Washington.

"I want to prepare myself for whatever happens," he said Thursday night. "You never know."

Sanders, 33, hit a solo home run and an RBI single as the SkyChiefs beat the Toledo Mud Hens 12-6 in the International League.

In the locker room after the game, Sanders autographed bats, baseballs and footballs for his Syracuse teammates and members of their families.

"He's been a blast. Nobody wants to see him go. Now that he's leaving, nobody wants to see him go," said center fielder Vernon Wells, who had a locker next to Sanders. "But he's in a different situation than most of us can relate to."

Clubhouse attendants and equipment managers collected Sanders' belongings after he left the room and packing them in his Cincinnati Reds travel bag.

Sanders is hitting .337 for Toronto's top affiliate. The Blue Jays, however, have said they have no plans to promote him to the majors.

The Blue Jays signed him to a minor league contract three days after he was released by Cincinnati on July 17. He batted .173 in 29 games for the Reds.

Sanders connected in the sixth inning for his first home run for Syracuse. He also hit one for Triple-A Louisville in April.

When Sanders signed his seven-year, $56 million football contract last year, he insisted on a clause allowing him to miss training camp and the first few games of the football season if he were playing baseball.

The Redskins thought little of this provision because Sanders had not played well in his most recent baseball comeback attempt and seemed unlikely to succeed again.

But the contract doesn't just say "baseball." It says "MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL."

In May, Sanders, upset he wasn't kept in the loop when defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes left, trashed the Redskins and new coach Marty Schottenheimer. The Redskins seemed certain to release the defensive back, who costs $3.5 million against the salary cap this year.

However, Schottenheimer worked his way around Sanders' situation by cutting several other players and renegotiating some contracts. Sanders is on record as saying he can't trust Schottenheimer, but the coach says Sanders would be welcome with the Redskins.

Although the team would then have its own decision to contemplate: If Sanders does show, is he still good enough to keep at the price of his contract?

Coach Marty Schottenheimer wouldn't touch that question Friday. He said he had not heard from Sanders or Sanders' agent, Eugene Parker.

"Let's just wait and see what happens," Schottenheimer said, then adding with a grin: "We've waited this long."

Schottenheimer has said the Redskins would be a better team with Sanders than without, but the coach also places a high value on team chemistry and puts his stars on equal footing with the bench-warmers. It's hard to imagine Sanders fitting into a system in which he gets no preferential treatment.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.